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Poonam Rani v. Hari Singh Deceased

Uttarakhand HC5 May 2026WPMS/1192/2026

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Expedition-of-trial writ decided 05.05.2026 (WPMS No.1192 of 2026, Siddhartha Sah, J.). Plaintiff Smt. Poonam Rani sought directions to speed up O.S. No. 195 of 2016 against Hari Singh (deceased) and others before Civil Judge (S.D.), Laksar, Haridwar; suit running since 2016, awaiting final arguments since order sheet dated 06.09.2019; alleged obstruction by defendants in illegal occupation of plaintiff's property. Court disposed of the petition directing expeditious hearing without unnecessary adjournments. No statute or precedent discussed; no quantum involved.

What did the court decide?

Direction to the trial court (Civil Judge (S.D.), Laksar, Haridwar) to expedite the hearing of O.S. No. 195 of 2016 as expeditiously as possible, preferably at an early date, without granting any unnecessary adjournment to either of the parties.

Poonam Rani Vs Hari Singh Deceased — Uttarakhand HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

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SL. No.	Date	Office Notes, reports, orders or proceedings or directions and Registrar’s order with Signatures	COURT’S OR JUDGE’S ORDERS
	05.05.2026		WPMS No.1192 of 2026 Hon’ble Siddhartha Sah, J. Mr. Nikhil Singhal, learned counsel for the petitioner.
			2. By means of the present petition, the petitioner has sought an appropriate direction for expediting the hearing of O.S. No. 195 of 2016, Smt. Poonam Rani vs. Hari Singh (deceased) and others, pending before the Court of Civil Judge (S.D.), Laksar, Haridwar. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the suit was instituted as far back as in the year 2016. Referring to the order sheet dated 06.09.2019, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that, by virtue of the said order, the matter was fixed for final arguments. It is further submitted that in paragraphs 6 and 7 of the petition, it has specifically been averred that the proceedings are being delayed on one pretext or the other at the behest of the defendants, who are allegedly in illegal occupation of the plaintiff’s property. 4. Learned counsel further submits that crucial rights of the petitioner/plaintiff are involved in the matter and, despite there being no reasonable cause, the proceedings of the suit are being unnecessarily delayed. Accordingly, a prayer has been made for expeditious disposal of the aforesaid suit. 5. In the facts and circumstances of the case, the petition is disposed of with a direction to the trial court to expedite the hearing of O.S. No. 195 of 2016,Smt. Poonam Rani vs. Hari Singh (deceased) and others,pendingbefore the Court of Civil Judge

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(S.D.), Laksar, possible and pre granting any un the parties.	Haridwar, as expeditiously as ferably at an early date, without necessary adjournment to either of
6. With the petition is dispos	aforesaid observations, the writ ed of accordingly.
BS	(Siddhartha Sah, J.) 05.05.2026

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